Canon BJC-55 User Manual page 463

font
A complete set of characters of the same size and style; a particular implementation of a
typeface. For example, 12 point, Courier bold.
font characteristics
Font characteristics determine the appearance of a printed font. These characteristics
include orientation, character height, style, stroke weight, and typeface.
grayscale
The variation of color between black and white as a result of different intensities of black
ink.
halftone
Shades of gray or shades of colors produced by mapping dots to be printed. For color
printing, different colored dots of ink are placed closely together to create illusions of other
colors.
High Quality (HQ) mode
One of the print modes available on this printer. Print speed is 346 cps at 10 cpi.
High Speed (HS) mode
One of the print modes available on this printer. Print speed is 434 cps at 10 cpi.
home position
This term refers to the position of the cartridge holder when it is at rest on the far left side of
the platen. In this position, the print head is always capped to keep it from drying out. The
cartridge holder moves out of the home position when the printer starts printing or after you
press the CARTRIDGE button to move it out so you can remove the BJ cartridge.
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